Concerts & Events
April 2019
QCSO/QCSYE Side-by-Side Concert
All five Ensembles perform side-by-side with another ensemble, including a performance of the Youth Symphony Orchestra with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra featuring the QCSYE Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winner, Axel Ferguson on oboe. Ensemble members come from the greater…
Find out more »June 2019
Star Wars: A New Hope™ in Concert
Experience the scope and grandeur of the beloved film Star Wars: A New Hope™ in its entirety with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live by the QCSO! Travel to a galaxy far away, where a civil war rages…
Find out more »Star Wars: A New Hope™ in Concert
Experience the scope and grandeur of the beloved film Star Wars: A New Hope™ in its entirety with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live by the QCSO! Travel to a galaxy far away, where a civil war rages…
Find out more »October 2019
Masterworks I: Statement
Our exploration of the human experience begins with the infectious energy of Alberto Ginastera's "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia. QCSO principal cellist Hannah Holman performs Jennifer Higdon's thoughtful and plaintive Soliloquy and Korngold's stormy and dramatic Cello Concerto. Experience the World…
Find out more »November 2019
Masterworks II: Conflict
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Veteran's Day, we examine the emotional influence of war and conflict on the human experience, beginning with Barber's gripping and emotional Adagio for Strings. Feel the power of human compassion when Paul Max…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert
From the moment Harry uses the Marauder's Map to when the Patronus Charm burst from his wand, you'll be transported back into the world you love. First a bestseller, then a major movie, now a magical concert event: CineConcerts presents…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert
From the moment Harry uses the Marauder's Map to when the Patronus Charm burst from his wand, you'll be transported back into the world you love. First a bestseller, then a major movie, now a magical concert event: CineConcerts presents…
Find out more »December 2019
Masterworks III: Passion
Witness the moment passion ignites between Siegmund and Sieglinde in Act I of Wagner's Die Walküre. Be part of the first American audience to view Peter Mumford's celebrated multimedia production of this work. Three screens suspended above the orchestra will…
Find out more »Masterworks III: Passion
Witness the moment passion ignites between Siegmund and Sieglinde in Act I of Wagner's Die Walküre. Be part of the first American audience to view Peter Mumford's celebrated multimedia production of this work. Three screens suspended above the orchestra will…
Find out more »January 2020
Disney • Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert
Follow the story of 12 year old Miguel who travels to the land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family. This family-friendly, live-to-picture concert event features Michael Giacchino's…
Find out more »Disney • Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert
Follow the story of 12 year old Miguel who travels to the land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family. This family-friendly, live-to-picture concert event features Michael Giacchino's…
Find out more »February 2020
Masterworks IV: Love
Experience the highs and lows of love through works inspired by famous couples. We being with Glinka's exuberant and galloping Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture, contrasted by Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, a shadowy drama of doomed love. Husband and wife…
Find out more »March 2020
Masterworks V: Requiem
Written in memory of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Veridi's Messa da Requiem is a deeply religious work and a powerful emotional force. Featuring a full chorus lead by Augustana Professor Jon Hurty, and four exceptional soloists, experience the…
Find out more »April 2020
Masterworks VI: Triumph
Our triumphant conclusion to the Masterworks Season begins with Holst's homage to Walt Whitman. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Hidgon's Grammy Award-winning Viola Concerto. This unrelenting and technically demanding showpiece was written specifically for Díaz.…
Find out more »Masterworks VI: Triumph
Our triumphant conclusion to the Masterworks Season begins with Holst's homage to Walt Whitman. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Hidgon's Grammy Award-winning Viola Concerto. This unrelenting and technically demanding showpiece was written specifically for Díaz.…
Find out more »May 2020
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert
The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped - with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Star Wars and the…
Find out more »Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert
The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped - with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Star Wars and the…
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